REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON FRUITS 237 



E. Proctor of Topsfield (James Marlborough, gardener) made a 

 magnificent display of fifteen varieties of hothouse grapes occupy- 

 ing the stage and a long table in the Lecture Hall. 



The exhibit was beautifully arranged with a background of 

 Maiden Hair ferns and other plants and received the first and 

 second prizes in its class. 



George V. Fletcher made a fine exliibit of seasonable fruit ar- 

 ranged for effect including peaches, pears, apples, grapes, and plums, 

 for which he received first prize. 



Very fine collections of apples were shown by Turner Hill Farm, 

 Ipswich, L. F. Priest, and Elliott and H. Ward Moore. There 

 were also excellent individual dishes of the same fruit by these and 

 other exhibitors. 



Prominent among the large exhibits of peaches were the very 

 fine dishes of Champion, Elberta, and Belle of Georgia from H. A. 

 Clark, Carman and Foster from George V. Fletcher, Crawford 

 Early and Lord Palmerston from A. F. Estabrook of Swampscott, 

 and Elberta from F. H. Evans of Maiden. 



George V. Fletcher had Bradshaw and Yellow Egg plums, while 

 Elliott & H. Ward Moore, Turner Hill Farm, and other exhibitors 

 brought the number of dishes up to forty in this class. 



The show of pears was poor owing to the unfavorable season. 

 Elbridge Torrey of Dorchester showed good Clapp's Favorite, F. W. 

 Dahl of Roxbury, Bartlett, Dr. W. G. Kendall, Souvenir du Con- 

 gres pears, and Edward R. Farrar of South Lincoln and Joseph H. 

 Chase of Maiden, fine grapes. 



H. O. Mead of Lunenburg won first prize for the best seedling 

 hardy grape with his Seedling No. 2, a red grape and good bunch 

 resembling the Salem in color. Speaking of it Mr. Mead says: 

 "This Grape is a seedling of Worden and Salem and combines 

 many of the good qualities of its parents. It has the early bearing 

 habit of the Worden together with the vigor and quality of Salem; 

 moreover it is extremely hardy having withstood our severest 

 winters. There seems to be no doubt that this grape will fill a 

 long felt want for an early, high quality red grape." 



The committe was gratified to have seven exhibitors of melons. 

 The variety Mrs. H. H. Rogers still takes the lead in a green flesh 

 melon, Wilfrid Wheeler receiving first prize, while very fine speci- 



